cask at the pigs ear ..dark copper ..thin woody msltse..soft sweet woody caramel toffee malts

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

28th November 2023
Pigs Ear. Cask. Clear amber gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Light malts, sweet. Floral citrus, a little juicy peel, not that bitter. Light and semi dry finish. Tidy.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Gravity cask at Pigs Ear '23, day two, 29/11/23. Reddish amber with an off white cap that thins to the edge. Nose is biscuit, grains, stewed fruits, straw. Taste comprises dried red berries, brown bread, straw, touch of caramel, biscuit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Okay for the style.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2023, day 1 - London. Pours clear copper-gold with a bubbly, white head. Nice crackery malt character with soft leafy hope, orange peel, earth, toasted biscuits. Light bodied with fine carbonation; nice condition. Bitter finish, leafy and earthy. Solid.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours unclear amber brown with a beige cap. Aroma: malt, caramel, light toffee, berries, earthy, grass. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation. Rather muddled.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from Local in Carlisle. Shared with Finn on a train to Newcastle. Near-clear red-brown body, stable beige head, spotty lacing. Moderate smell of earthy malts and dried fruits. Flavoured with herbal hops, apricot and mid-sweet malts. Distant malt-fruity bitterness to the ending. Just alright. (08.02.2019).

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Flaske fra Local, Carlisle. Mørk gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Litt lacing. Lett ferskenaroma. Smaken nøtter. Tørr avslutning.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

10/5/2018. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours russet brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is earthy, herbal, toffee, hop, grass, heather and a hint of chocolate. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Semi-dry, chalky finish.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Taste of Northumbria. Appearance - deep amber and there's a red edge to it. Nice lacy head. Nose - redcurrants, muesli. Taste - more redcurrants and a hint of wild strawberry. Palate - light bodied, crunchy middle and end. Overall - potential that fell away.